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Thank you for getting back to me. I suspect that what you're seeing is normal urine. It's normal for rabbit urine to change colors, and shades of orange to red are common. Your rabbit's urine may stay this color for awhile, or it may not. The color changes depend on what the rabbit is eating and the levels of certain hormones in the body. The variety of vegetables you're feeding could be responsible. If you live in an area where there's snow in the winter and where wild rabbits live, you can follow their trails and see that they, too, often have urine this color. You can read more about what's normal and what's not at the following site. The section on color is toward the bottom.

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/urinary.html

If there is actual blood coming from the vagina or rectum, that's a sign of a serious problem, and your rabbit would need to be seen by a vet. Just keep looking several times a day, and if you see blood from one of these openings, call your vet. I suspect that you probably won't find anything, but it's best to be safe.

Spaying is an excellent idea for pet rabbits. As female rabbits get older, they tend to develop reproductive system disorders - infections, tumors, mammary tumors, etc. Spaying prevents these health conditions. Sexual maturity also often brings behavior problems, and spaying takes care of that, too. You can read more about the effects of sexual maturity and how they relate to spaying at this site:

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/spay.html

If you think you need a vet, or if you decide to get your rabbit spayed, here is a link to a directory of rabbit vets:

http://www.rabbit.org/vets/vets.html

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Anna

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Answered:	6/21/2009

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40 yrs.: herps, pocket pets, rabbits, poultry, dogs, horses. Biology degree. Volunteer vet assistant